Mount Leinster Rangers canter to another title

Mt Leinster Rangers 3-13 Erin's Own 0-6: MOUNT LEINSTER Rangers, the reigning All-Ireland Intermediate Club champions, appearing in their eighth successive Carlow SHC final, had a convincing 16 -point victory over Bagenalstown's Erin's Own yesterday.

MOUNT LEINSTER RANGERS: F Foley; M Doyle, G Doyle, G Kelly; B Nolan, R Coady, R Kelly, E Coady (0-1), D Byrne; J Coady (0-2), E Byrne (0-3), D Phelan (2-0); HP O’Byrne, W Hickey (0-1), D Murphy (0-4, four frees). Subs: E Doyle (1-1) for O’Byrne (h-t), P Coady (0-1) for W Hickey (57), P Nolan for D Murphy (57), D Grennan for M Doyle (58), J Murphy for J Coady (59).

ERIN’S OWN; D Miley; P Abbey, D Somers, J Geoghegan; J Miley, J Corcoran (0-1, free), A Corcoran (0-1); E Minchin, J Rogers; R Kent, C Doyle (0-4, three frees), P Doyle; A Beaton, T Nolan, A McDonald. Subs: M McDonald for Kent (47), C Cody for Beaton (52), J Barron for T Nolan (55), B Hourihane for Geoghegan (58).

Next Up . . .

Leinster Club Hurling Championship First Round (Nov 4th) – Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) v Oulart the Ballagh (Wexford), Parnell Park; Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) v Kilcormac/Kiloughey (Offaly), Carlow; Rathdowney (Laois) v Clonkill (Westmeath), Portlaoise.

Semi-finals (Nov 18th) – Mount Leinster Rangers/Kilcormac/Kiloughey v Rathdowney/ Clonkill; Nov 25th Kilmacud Crokes/Oulart the Ballagh v Kilkenny club. Final – Dec 2nd